Potters & Sculptors - Making Rock from Mud
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Need some engobe help please.Hi everyone! I've been working with clay for a little over a year now and my husband and I have decided that commercial glazes are becoming… Started by Dora Anderson |
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Dec 21, 2012 Reply by Kabe Burleson |
Glazing the rim of a mug when using 2 colorsHope this is the correct way to ask a question. How do you get a clean line between 2 colors on the rim of a mug? Such as a liner glaze i… Started by Bill Taylor |
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Oct 29, 2012 Reply by Brent Farler |
Glazing the Foot (From Joanna Turnbull)Joanna said on July 24, 2012: "I am fairly new to pottery and would really love to know how one goes about glazing a piece so that there is… Started by George Lewter |
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Aug 6, 2012 Reply by Brian Guffey |
Need help with Pure Brilliance Glaze on Terracotta, PINHOLING problemsI have had good experiences with this glaze in the past, and now seem to be encountering difficulty with pinholing, most especially on larg… Started by Joanna Griffin |
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Jun 17, 2012 Reply by Brian Guffey |
Raw Glaze Problem SolvingLast month I did my first single firing. I was surprised how easy it was to glaze greenware, and had a great firing. Didn't lose one piec… Started by Margie Cleveland |
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Apr 24, 2011 Reply by John Lowes |
Low cost flat lapping disc can be used on you potters wheel if you, drill bat pin holes in it, and provide a trickle of water to cool it. At amazon.com, 120 grit for aggressive material removal. Click the image to purchase
Members have had great things to say about John Britt's new book, Mid-Range Glazes. Click the image to buy from Amazon.com
Purchase Glazes Cone 6 by Michael Bailey, The Potters Book of Glaze Recipes by Emmanuel Cooper, or Making Marks by Robin Hopper, all available at amazon.com. Mastering Cone 6 Glazes by John Hesselberth & Ron Roy is now out of print.
Harbor Freight is a great place to find unbeatable prices for better HVLP spray guns with stainless steel parts and serviceable economy models, as well as detail guns, all tested by our members for spraying glazes, as well as compressors to power the guns. As yet no one has tested and commented on the remarkably inexpensive air brushes at harbor freight.
The critter siphon gun is a spray alternative that is well liked by some of our members, and is available at amazon.
Amazon is also a competitive source for photo light tents for shooting professional quality pictures of your work. They also have the EZ Cube brand favored by several of our members. You might also want to purchase the book Photographing Arts, Crafts and Collectibles . . .
If you are up to creating videos of your work or techniques you might want to invest in a flip video camera
Following are a few scales useful for potters. Ohaus Triple Pro Mechanical Triple Beam Balance, 2610g x 0.1g, with Tare $169.00
And finally a low cost clone of the OHaus. The Adam Equipment TBB2610T Triple Beam Mechanical Balance With Tare Beam $99.62
ebay is a great alternative for many tools and the equipment used in the ceramics studio - kilns, wheels, extruders, slab rollers are often listed there both new and used.
If you just want to spout off, it is best accomplished as a blog posting. If you want to get more guidance and ideas from other members, ask a question as a new discussion topic. In the upper right corner of the lists for both types of posting, you will find an "+Add " button. Clicking it will open an editor where you create your posting. 4/16/2014
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